Tehran International Short Film Festival

Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) is a film festival held in Tehran every year in October with a focus on short films.

Tehran International Short Film Festival
LocationTehran
Founded1983
LanguagePersian
Websitewww.tisff.ir

The festival was founded in 1983.[1][2] From 2020 it is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards® (Oscars)[3] and winner of the Grand Prix becomes eligible for the Oscar® consideration.

History

TISFF started as a special section in the Fajr International Film Festival entitled "8mm and 16mm films” in the years 1979 to 1982.[4] Years later by establishing the Iranian Youth Cinema Society (IYCS) it became an independent film festival focusing on short films and amateur cinema to support young talents.

Oscar representative

Capsule, directed by Amir Pazideh, has been introduced to the Oscar Academy by the festival in 2021.[5]

Awards

International Competition:

Grand Prix: Trophy + Diploma + $2000

Best Fiction: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Documentary: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Animation: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best experimental: Trophy + Diploma $1000 [6]

National Competition:

Best Film: Trophy + Diploma + $1800

Best Director in Fiction Category: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Director in Documentary Category: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Director in Animation Category: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Director in Experimental Category: Trophy + Diploma $1000

Best Script: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Research in Documentary film: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Edit: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Sound: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

Best Photography: Trophy + Diploma + $1000

References
  1. "Tehran International Short Film Festival". Mehr News Agency.
  2. "About us". Tehran international short film festival.
  3. "Tehran short film fest opens, with shot at Oscars for first time". France 24. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. "Tehran international short film festival". Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. "mehrnews agancy" (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  6. "Tehran International Short Film Festival". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2022-04-24.


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